Education Ministry to make permanent teacher appointments in 2023 academic year

Based on the recommendations of the Public Service Commission and by the start of the first term of the school's academic year in 2023, the Education Ministry is planning to make permanent appointments to the teachers who have obtained the teaching diploma.

The examination department has decided to conduct an examination to fill the vacancies of graduate teachers on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission.

 However, the appointments will be made after the results are released at the provincial level.

The decision on age limit has been notified by the Public Service Commission, and notices will be issued accordingly. The specific age limit for recruitment of graduates for teaching service is mentioned in the Teachers Service Constitution.

The aim of the ministry is to produce a trained teacher suitable for providing quality education to the children in the classroom. Therefore, graduate teachers will be recruited based on the Teachers' Service Constitution and the recommendations of the Public Service Commission.

The Ministry also announced that the provincial authorities have the ability to recruit graduate teachers on order to fill the vacancies at provincial level. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)